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Restraining orders and defence against breach allegations
The measure should be read as notified.
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Measuring the distance in a restraining order
One case of The Criminal Chamber related to criminal services.
Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2018
ECLI:ES:TS:2018:4361
What the Supreme Court considered and decided
The plenary court held that distance must be measured as specified in the order or, if no method is stated, in a straight line. It resolved differing approaches among provincial courts.
What this helps explain
The specific text of the measure is the first document to be checked before discussing alleged non-compliance.
Editorial summary from the official note of the CGPJ. It describes this resolution, without certifying the subsequent evolution of the procedure. It should be read with the legislation applicable to its facts, reforms and subsequent case law.
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Gender-based violence: defence and prosecution in Madrid
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Bodily injuryGender-based violenceHabitual domestic abuseBreach of a sentence or protective measureProtection orderInterim measuresPrivate prosecution by the victimReporting an offenceEvidence taken in advance of trialExemption from giving evidence against a relativeWitness reporting information received from othersAcquittal